Summary
Andrew Russo is a versatile customer-facing technologist and banker with 10 years of experience bridging tech, support, and operations across startups and larger companies. Currently a Personal Banker in Portland, he pairs financial services expertise with a background in backend web development and hands-on QA, having built MVP back ends with Express/Postgres and shipped freelance web projects. His career blends technical troubleshooting and fraud investigations at scale with people-focused roles—teaching coding to kids, leading employee resource groups, and directing museum events—so he excels at translating complex problems into clear, actionable solutions. Known for quickly adapting to new environments, he has repeatedly created processes and training materials to improve team performance and faculty/client interactions. Beyond day-to-day work, he brings editorial rigor from an English degree and a knack for mentoring and curriculum design that strengthens cross-functional collaboration.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE, Computer Science, POST-BACCALAUREATE CERTIFICATE, Computer Science at Oregon State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), English Language and Literature, General at SUNY Geneseo
Backend Web Development, Backend Web Development at Epicodus